Sneakiness and Bravery
The prankish prince observed, but not too well.
His friend and he had seen the Arabs ply
Their Persian carpets on the beach. To sell
Some, Philip and Ianni had to shy
Examples from the house and then both tried
To hawk them door to door. It was a game
That clueless boys might play. They didn’t hide
Their trick and didn’t show very much shame.
They broke a vase together. Ianni got
The usual hard spanking from the much
Feared governess. But Philip shunned her swat
Preferring Roosie’s much less hateful touch.
Macdonald threatened, “Step up. I’ll spank you.”
The Prince said, “No. Mine from Roosie, thank you.”
This poem is part of a shorter sonnet sequence within this large sonnet sequence called The Encyclopedia Sonnetica. The shorter sonnet sequence is called “Philip, Prince of Greece and Great Britain.” I recommend you read this poem where it is set in its sonnet sequence. To do that, search for “Philip, Prince of Greece and Great Britain” here in The Encyclopedia Sonnetica.